Barbara Ehrenreich’s Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America is one of the top ten most frequently challenged books of 2010- coming in at number 8- according to the American Library Association.

The events portrayed in the non-fiction work take place between 1998 and 2000 and investigates the impact of the 1996 welfare reform act on the “working poor.”

So what is so dangerous in this work that has the book burners in a tizzy? Common reasons include drugs, offensive language, pushing political/religious viewpoints, and inaccuracies.

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